पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 3131 BCE

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🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3073
Śaka Saṁvat: -3208
Bengali Saṁvat: -3723
Malayalam Era: -3954
Nanakshahi: -4599
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra111.26°KarkaĀśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha262.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra314.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani1.79°MeṣaAśvinī P1

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:31
Yamaganda06:10 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:21
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:10 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:31 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:54 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:17 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:54 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:31 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-28
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-10318.73
Julian Day578146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7975°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.88°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-47.7975°), declination -15.61°, EoT 14.21 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed at: 2026-05-14T11:00:35.576Z